suture medical definition

1. The line of junction or an immovable joint between two bones, especially of the skull.
2. The process of joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by or as if by sewing.
3. The surgical method used to close a wound or join tissues.
4. The fine thread or other material used surgically to close a wound or join tissues.
5. The line so formed.

Related Forms:

• sutural adjective